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My Mother and Other Strangers

My Mother and Other Strangers

Description: `My Mother and Other Strangers' is written and created by Barry Devlin. Set in 1943, during World War Two, the drama follows the circumstances of a community based in Northern Ireland at the time. At the center of the narrative is the Coyne family and their neighbours, whose lives are disrupted when a US Army Air Force of 4,000 service men and women set up base in their rural parish. A school teacher and mother of three, Rose Coyne, finds herself trapped in a love triangle with her husband, Michael and a USAAF liaison officer, Captain Dreyfuss.
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Year Released: 2016
Number of seasons: 1
Number of episodes: 5
First episode air date: November 1, 2016
Production Locations: Northern Ireland
Written By: Barry Devlin
Network: BBC Northern Ireland
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